Websites
Links to International Websites
Below is a list of international websites. To add your website to the list below please send an e-mail to hocpc@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that we only link to non-profit making organisations.
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Australian Institute Of Criminology
The Australian Institute of Criminology is the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice and for the dissemination of criminal justice information in Australia. The Institute draws on information supplied to it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective and independent.
Cecil Greek's Criminology Pages, Florida State University (USA)
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cj.html
Links to various criminal justice information including crime and crime prevention pages and drugs and alcohol information.
Centre for Civic Innovation, US
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/
The Manhattan Institute has supported and publicised research on public policy issues including taxes, welfare, crime, the legal system, urban life amongst others.
Centre for International Crime Prevention
http://www.uncjin.org/CICP/cicp.html
United Nations office responsible for crime prevention, criminal justice and criminal law reform. It pays special attention to combating transnational organised crime, corruption and illicit trafficking in human beings.
Copnet
North American directory of law enforcement and criminal justice resources.
Dutch Justice Department
The aim of the Dutch Justice Department is to contribute to a safer social climate for the inhabitants of the Netherlands. The website also contains details of the Dutch Constitution, advice fact sheets, policy details and a topical search engine.
European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equ_opp/violence_en.html
The Commission has been conducting a European campaign to raise awareness on violence against women, and this website offers information on this.
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights website contains a database of the case-law of supervisory organs of the European Convention on Human Rights. Also included in the site are pending cases, judgements and decisions, press releases and the Human Rights documentation.
European Court of Justice
http://europa.eu.int/cj/en/index.htm
This is the website of the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. The Court of Justice, as the judicial institution of the European Community, is the backbone of a system of judicial safeguards ensuring that Community law is a shared legal system and is identical for all in all circumstances.
European Forum for Urban Safety
The European Forum is a network of cities striving towards safety and democracy. The Forum has a double ambition, the first is to have knowledge of how others live and face problems related to education, training, the elderly, and security was the first credo of this network of cities. The second is to organise exchanges between people and best policy practices.
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)
http://www.heuni.fi/?sfgdata=4
HEUNI is the European link in the network of institutes operating within the framework of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. It was established to promote the exchange of information on crime prevention and criminal justice among European countries.
European Women's Lobby - European Policy Action Centre
http://www.womenlobby.org/index2.htm
The European Women's Lobby (EWL) has created the European Policy Action Centre on Violence Against Women to serve as a tool for women's NGOs in the EU. It is a central point for information exchange and research, and acts as a lobby for change.
Human Trafficking
http://www.humantrafficking.org/
The purpose of this Web site is to bring Government and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific region together to cooperate and learn from each other’s experiences in their efforts to combat human trafficking. This Web site has country-specific information such as national laws and action plans and contact information on useful governmental agencies. It also has a description of NGO activities in different countries and their contact information.
International Centre For Criminal Law Reform And Criminal Justice Policy (ICCLR)
The ICCLR is an independent, non-profit institute formally affiliated with the United Nations. Its objectives are to contribute to international criminal justice policy development through analysis, research and consultation, and to provide technical assistance to implement international policy and standards.
International Center For The Prevention Of Crime (ICPC)
http://www.crime-prevention-intl.org/
The ICPC was created for the purpose of assisting cities and countries to reduce delinquency, violence and insecurity. ICPC encourages the use of best practices in crime prevention gleaned from Europe, North America, and other regions of the world.
International Crime Prevention Action Network (ICPAN)
http://www.bccsc.com/index/index.html
ICPAN is a growing network of crime prevention practitioners from around the world. The Network is built on the notion that human rights, crime and equality are closely related and that crime flourishes in the absence of both equality and human rights.
International Crime Statistics Link Guide
http://www.crime.org/links.html
An online national crime statistics link guide. The site is being developed as a one-stop crime statistics tutorial search engine and link guide.
National Crime Prevention Centre NCPC (Canada)
http://www.prevention.gc.ca/en/
The Canadian National Crime Prevention Centre is responsible for implementing the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention. The National Strategy is aimed at reducing crime and victimisation by addressing their root causes through a social development approach.
National Crime Prevention Council Online Resource Center (USA)
The NCPC is an online source of crime prevention advice for individuals, communities and governments. Their mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence, and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (USA)
NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearing house for everyone involved with research, policy and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. The online services and resources are available to anyone worldwide with an interest in these fields.
Pavnet Online (USA)
Partnerships Against Violence Network (Pavnet) is a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies in the USA. The site contains an online, searchable violence-related research database.
Preventing Crime (USA)
http://www.preventingcrime.org
PreventingCrime.Org provides online access to the comprehensive study of crime prevention, "Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising".
Quebec Virtual Library (Canada)
http://www.msp.gouv.qc.ca/msp/msp_en.asp?ndn=02&txtSection=biblivir
The virtual library contains links to online resources produced by the Quebec governmental library network, and is part of the Quebec Public Security website.
Towards World Change: Setting The Stage For Community Safety
http://www.crime-prevention.org/
The Canadian National Crime Prevention Centre is responsible for implementing the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention. The National Strategy is aimed at reducing crime and victimisation by addressing their root causes through a social development approach.
United Nations Interregional Crime And Justice Research Institute UNICRI
http://www.unicri.it/index.htm
The aim of UNICRI is to contribute to the formulation and implementation of improved policies in the field of crime prevention and control, and to the protection of human rights. It assists intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organisations in their efforts.
Last update: 17/09/03